Yasmin Omar
Tomatometer-approved critic
Yasmin writes for and edits the Curzon Journal, and is a member of the London Film Critics' Circle. Find her on Twitter @yasmin_omar6.
Movies reviews only
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Rye Lane (2023) |
Charming, funny and inventive, Rye Lane is exactly the film we need right now. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Mar 15, 2023
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The Fabelmans (2022) |
The Fabelmans is an illuminating portrait of the artist as a young man but also, crucially, of the watershed moment that destabilised his childhood: his parents’ divorce. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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Babylon (2022) |
Babylon is a synapse-frazzling extravaganza, a libidinous bacchanal of writhing bodies, coke-dusted noses and lurid sex acts. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 16, 2023
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Blue Jean (2022) |
There’s stressful cinema, and then there’s Blue Jean. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 03, 2023
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) |
Enlivened by its adorable repurposing of household objects – sliced bread is a mattress, stray lint is a pet dog, tennis balls are cars – the film is cute without ever being cutesy. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 03, 2023
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Sick of Myself (2022) |
A biting indictment of contemporary absorption, and the sacrifices we make in the name of self-interest, Sick of Myself is bitterly hilarious. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 03, 2023
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Saint Omer (2022) |
Delicate and reserved, Saint Omer provides insightful commentary on themes of motherhood, guilt, race and education. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jan 03, 2023
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
The Way of Water is still that rarest of things: a transportive blockbuster that voyages across new frontiers, all of which are fully realised in resplendent detail. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Dec 13, 2022
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Anaïs in Love (2021) |
Much like its vibrant protagonist (played with naive sincerity by Anaïs Demoustier), the romantic comedy Anaïs in Love fizzes with irrepressible energy. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Aug 15, 2022
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Pleasure (2021) |
Pleasure pulls back the curtain on a manipulative industry and reveals that joyous uploads may actually cover up dark secrets. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Jun 14, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
Watching Tom Cruise pick up his aviators and slip his patch-emblazoned jacket back on as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell is as close as you can get to a transcendental experience at the cinema. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted May 24, 2022
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Vortex (2021) |
As a social-realist drama, Vortex is arguably more devastating than Noé’s former provocations because it is firmly grounded in the world as we know it. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted May 11, 2022
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The Novice (2021) |
The Novice is a precise character study buoyed by a committed central performance. - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Apr 29, 2022
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Happening (2021) |
With its unflinching presentation of the very real consequences of denying women reproductive freedom, Happening is more terrifying than any horror film - The Curzon Journal
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| Posted Mar 02, 2022
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996) |
This glitter bomb of a film explodes the play and builds it back up again... result[ing] in a truly unforgettable cinematic experience. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Nov 05, 2021
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Spencer (2021) |
The film is a celebration of a woman who refused to colour within the lines and let her rainbow shine forth, consequences be damned. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Nov 05, 2021
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Last Night in Soho (2021) |
A thoroughly entertaining descent into the squalor lurking behind London's thrumming nightlife. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Oct 29, 2021
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My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) |
The film's unimaginative aesthetic language diminishes Murray and straitjackets her complexity. - Film Cred
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| Posted Oct 28, 2021
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Black Widow (2021) |
Black Widow is not a bad film, nevertheless it feels like a wasted opportunity. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jul 05, 2021
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Free Solo (2018) |
Equal parts anxiety-inducing and affecting, Free Solo is a fascinating examination of an intrepid athlete's determination to achieve his lifelong ambition. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Black Bear (2020) |
Black Bear offers a singular viewing experience. The film morphs and mutates before our very eyes, spinning and whirring towards its bewildering conclusion. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Shiva Baby (2020) |
The writer-director Emma Seligman creates an excruciatingly uncomfortable comedy, a piece of anxiety-spiking cinema that makes your skin crawl. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Apples (2020) |
Apples is a tart allegory and its 'pics or it didn't happen' attitude serves as a damning critique of how social-media use shapes our experiences. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Sorry Angel (2018) |
Anchored by the fluid performances of its charismatic leads, Sorry Angel is a delicate study of the human impact of the Aids crisis. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Rocketman (2019) |
Rocketman transcends its well-worn form with beautifully executed flights of fantasy that encapsulate the carefree joy of song. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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The Aeronauts (2019) |
The Aeronauts is preoccupied with heavy, energy-deflating exposition that does little to sketch out the frustratingly thin characters. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Knock Down the House (2019) |
Knock Down the House is a showcase of fist-pumping feminism, a shining example of what hard work and determination can achieve. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Varda by Agnès (2019) |
Varda by Agnès is a fitting send-off for the director, since it follows her signature technique of tingeing playful exuberance with sadness. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Pain and Glory (2019) |
Stripped of Almodóvar's signature kitsch aesthetic and larger-than-life narratives, the film becomes a powerful confessional tale on the nature of storytelling. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Matthias & Maxime (2019) |
A devastating exploration of repressed desire and unspoken longing. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Knives Out (2019) |
Knives Out is a thoroughly satisfying murder mystery populated with well-drawn, idiosyncratic characters who collectively present a tapestry of modern America. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Bombshell (2019) |
In its eagerness to magnify the true-life scandal that inspired it, the film seems to forget that behind the headlines are human beings who were traumatised daily in a boys'-club environment. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Another Round (2020) |
Another Round's premise is far-fetched to say the least, but the actors fully sell it, imbuing their characters with a warm sincerity that thaws disbelief. - Town & Country (UK)
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Bridesmaids (2011) |
With laugh-out-loud displays of pettiness, pride and passive-aggression, the movie incisively examines the delicate dynamics of a female friendship group. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Girls Trip (2017) |
Expect start-to-finish hilarity, of both a sexual and scatological nature. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Lady Bird (2017) |
Saoirse Ronan's stunning portrayal of adolescence is completely lacking in vanity. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Call Me by Your Name (2017) |
The blossoming romance between these two men, that unfurls over six sun-dappled weeks in northern Italy, is utterly ravishing. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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The Shape of Water (2017) |
Without making a sound, Hawkins delivers a moving, entirely gestural performance that has charmed critics. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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The Post (2017) |
Meryl Streep, as we have come to expect, is a force to be reckoned with in The Post, spitting out mile-a-minute dialogue and wrestling with the moral dilemma of printing the Pentagon Papers. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
This is a flashy filmic landscape of expertly choreographed fight sequences and bubble-written onomatopoeia splattered across frames. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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An Education (2009) |
Soundtracked by the sensuous jazz of the Swinging Sixties, the film is at once stylish and soul-searching, a thoughtful meditation on the pitfalls of grasping for adulthood too soon. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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I Killed My Mother (2009) |
I Killed My Mother faithfully renders the love-hate tug-of-war between mothers and sons: smashed crockery and all. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) |
Blue is the Warmest Colour is a teenager's deeply personal odyssey of self-discovery as she traverses the boundary of girlhood to enter womanhood. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Appropriate Behavior (2014) |
The movie feels like a feature-length episode of Girls (in which Akhavan would later guest-star), awash with bratty outbursts, awkward threesomes and sloppy physical comedy. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) |
Frank, pure and beautiful, The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a candid ode to growing up. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Carrie Pilby (2016) |
Carrie Pilby is an upbeat comedy that is a comfort to anyone who has ever felt alone in the city. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Get Out (2017) |
Its sucker punch to the status quo has ensured it's impossible to forget. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Juno (2007) |
The stripper-turned-screenwriter Diablo Cody can be credited with much of the film's enduring genius. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Easy A (2010) |
With scintillating wit and endlessly quotable dialogue, Easy A is a potent critique of retrograde attitudes towards female sexuality. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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Boyhood (2014) |
Boyhood exudes a verisimilitude seldom seen in cinema, an open-ended, fly-on-the-wall naturalness that appears unscripted. - Harper's Bazaar
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| Posted Jun 25, 2021
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